Standard
C dominant seventh added thirteenth · Frets 3–5
C7(add13) guitar chord
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How to play C7(add13) on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the A to the G at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 5 3 5 5 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier C7(add13)
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your ring finger on the low E string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret. Let the A and high E strings ring open.
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C7(add13), the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5th in bass · 6 strings
What notes are in C7(add13)?
C7(add13), C dominant seventh added thirteenth, is C, E, G, B♭ and A: the root (C), the major third (E), the perfect fifth (G), the minor seventh (B♭) and the thirteenth (A). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 13.
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C7(add13) on other instruments
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